STUDENT IMPACT PROJECT IDEAS
“No one is too small to make a difference.”
BEST FOOTPRINT CALCULATORS
Sit down... with your family and use each of these excellent calculators to assess your water and carbon footprint. Write down your numbers. Then click on the links that each website provides and decide which set of actions you can commit to this week or this year. Some are simple behavior changes. Some are bigger decisions. Get started.
Next Step… Share these calculators, what you learned, and what actions you are pursuing with other groups. For example: Green Team or Environmental Club, ASB Student Council, PTSA, Key Club, National Honor Society, Future Business Leaders of America, and others. Share the Calculators with teachers in courses that might benefit from this kind of impact research.
- Greta Thunberg
STUDENT IMPACT PROJECT IDEAS
TOP 10
CLIMATE ACTIONS
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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT
GREEN BUILDING URBAN PLANNING
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FACTS ABOUT
LEAKS
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VIRTUAL WATER CONSERVATION
FOOD
SYSTEMS
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DIRECT WATER CONSERVATION
HOME
FAMILY AUDITS
WATER SYSTEMS PHENOMONA
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WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT
ZERO WASTE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY
Every year,
Sustainability Ambassadors will post the
TOP 10 STUDENT
IMPACT PROJECTS
based on the
clarity & completeness
of the design,
the local relevance,
the actual, measurable impact, &
the number & type of stakeholders affected.
SUBMIT A PROJECT FOR OUR TOP TEN
Criteria for Excellence
Eligibility
Middle school & high school students
Deadline
Submissions are accepted any time of the year up until June 15.
Map it
We encourage all students to post impact projects on the map.
Here are the questions that you will find on the submission form below. We encourage you to write out your responses carefully and thoroughly in advance and save them in a separate doc. You can quickly copy and paste once you are completely satisfied with your report.
Problem Statement
Describe in one sentence the problem you are working on.
Benchmark Current Conditions
Use data and/or a brief narrative to document and describe the situation you are trying to improve.
Stakeholders
Identify all of the stakeholders who have an interest in the outcome of your project and defend how each was affected.
Community Goal Alignment
Identify one or more specific community or local government goals served by this project.
Project Plan
Describe the steps you took to carry out your project, including challenges, surprises, adjustments, or breakthroughs.
Impact
Use data and/or a brief narrative to document and describe the actual, measurable impact of your project.
Communicating Results
Describe who you shared your results with, the number of people you reached, your methods of communication, and provide evidence of any feedback or response you received.
PERSONAL REFLECTION
How did this experience change you; your outlook, knowledge, or skills?